How Colours Reveal the Hidden Logic of Culture We think colours are universal. Red is red.Green is green.Blue is blue. But the moment you step into another language, colour stops being visual — and becomes cultural. And this is where misunderstandings begin. Red Is Not Always Just Red In English, someone embarrassed is “red as […]

Why Idioms Reveal the Way We Think — Not Just the Way We Speak There is a Polish proverb that has always fascinated me: „Ty o chlebie, ja o niebie.”You talk about bread, I talk about the sky. At first glance it sounds poetic. Almost lyrical. But in reality it describes something painfully common: two […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Identity. Choice. Meaning. There is a moment in communication when grammar stops mattering. The sentence is correct.The structure is clean.The words are neutral. And yet — the atmosphere changes. Let’s take a simple question: Why are you telling me this? On paper, it is harmless. In reality, it can be […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Identity. Choice. Meaning. There is a layer of language that grammar books almost never explain. Not because it is unimportant.But because it is difficult to formalize. You can learn vocabulary.You can memorize tenses.You can master articles, prepositions, cases, and word order. And still completely misunderstand — or be misunderstood. Because […]

If you were taught that verbs require adverbs,this article will feel uncomfortable. If you were told that adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe verbs,you were given a simplification — not the system. Because English calmly produces structures like: No -ly.No apology.No exception label. And the real question is not “Why is this allowed?”The real question […]

When students first encounter Future Perfect, they usually see this formula: will have + past participle And they are told: “It describes an action that will be completed before a certain time in the future.” Technically correct. Structurally incomplete. Because Future Perfect is not about “completion before.” It is about looking back from a future […]

When students first see Future Continuous, they usually reduce it to a formula: will be + verb-ing Technically correct. Conceptually insufficient. Because Future Continuous is not about grammar mechanics. It is about viewing the future from inside a specific future moment. That perspective changes everything. The Core Idea: A Future Moment as a Frame Future […]

Students are often surprised when they hear this: “You can use Present Continuous to talk about the future.” They immediately ask: “But isn’t that a present tense?” Yes. And that is exactly the point. Present Continuous for the future is not about time. It is about arrangement that already exists in reality. The Core Principle: […]

After learning will, students usually hear something simple: “Use going to for plans.” Again — partially correct. But not enough. Because be going to is not just about planning. It is about visible intention and existing direction. The difference is subtle. The impact is structural. The Core Idea: Evidence in the Present Unlike will, which […]

Most learners are told something very simple: “Use will to talk about the future.” That explanation is convenient. It is also misleading. Because will is not primarily a time marker. It is a marker of decision, intention, and speaker perspective. Future Simple is not about time. It is about commitment. The Hidden Meaning of “Will” […]